I'm LOVING the stairs hidden under the countertop!! I have a storage only basement and would love this as I'm currently using massive space for a spiral stair down to access it.

I watch too many forensic crime shows to have any positive vibes about a secret staircase to a basement room that you may or may not be able to get out of.

The term “reeded” was correct as that is a convex surface treatment.“Fluted” is a concave surface treatment such as used in fluted columns with grooves. People are using “fluted” incorrectly when technically, it’s “reeded.”

There is a huge difference in kitchen style for those who cook v/s those who do not cook. I cook a ton. I have a friend who has a kitchen because it came with the house. Her kitchen is always pretty. I need function.

I saw an episode on HGTV where they did the counter stairwell to basement... the funny thing was that the basement (in an older house) had been accessible through a trap door originally. And it was more of a cellar than a true basement. So the counter stairwell actually made it much more accessible. I love the fluted cabinet look but would hate cleaning it! The wine storage is also great for water bottle storage. Look at real estate pictures for great photography and crudy kitchens. The only open shelves I want are for my growing herbs! Open shelves are popular with people who donʻt cook and clean. Many designers only like things that look good but a kitchen needs to be functional. Merch ideas -- Cute Tʻs with your strong opinions. "Donʻt get stuck in your corner cabinet". My husband is spicy! (w/spice cabinet in background) Enjoyed watching!

Hi Mark and MTKDers so sorry I missed the live stream today but had my next door neighbour's funeral. Missed you last week Mark!!!!!! Sending big hugs to you and the rest of the MTKD community. BTW I loved the hidden staircase.

The under the counter stairs are amazing. No application for that feature here, still I appreciate it. After participating in MTKD Wednesday Livestream 2024, now beginning the MTKD KZfaq archive adventure... from Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary CA. Poll +1: Bottom freezer. French Door Max Counter Depth LG on sale from Costco, right door stationary glass finish. With 2-3 knocks on the R glass door, it backlights view. (Not high end🚪in🚪showcase design to access shelf.) Thanks Mark & MTKD community!

A small space an inexpensive idea for spices: when a co-worker’s apartment burned the the thing she missed the most while waiting to get back to her own place was her spices and the cost she was going to have to replace them. I had a large spice collection and lived alone so many of mine would go bad before I used them up. I bought freezer pint ziplock backs that press and seal rather than the zipper slide type. Labeled each with each of the spices I had and dumped in half of what I had on hand and sealed them up. Then I punched a hole in the lip of each bag beyond the seal in the left corner, put them in alphabetical order and corralled them with a hinged binder ring. She was able to put them on a hook at the friends house where she was staying. About a year after she was back in her own apartment she said she loved the set up so much she was still using it and refilling as needed, replacing bags if they got damaged. Nothing fancy but it took very little space to store.

We use the corner upper cabinet with a large turntable for large containers of spices from Sam’s or Costco.

I love the spices in the drawer, but not all kitchens have a drawer suitable for it. It works best with a really wide drawer (I have a lot of spices).

Hi Mark, I always enjoy your videos. I confess that I am astonished by what a lot of people accept as a space to store their spices. Either they only cook one cuisine or they don't cook at all if they have a dozen spices. I bought two Ikea bins that are about 8"x12", put my little spice bottles in them and wrote the names of the spices on the lids so I can find them easily. I also have large containers of spices and herbs to deal with.

Glad to see you looking chipper again! I have a shallow spice rack on the wall (not the same wall with my run of kitchen cabinets) and find it works well. I don't really have the extra drawer space for a spice drawer. Extra or less used herbs and spices are in my pull-out pantry cabinet.

I have a Maytag wide by side, not a typing error LOL. It is wide on top and door narrows on bottom of fridge and the freezer is the opposite, narrow on top and wide on bottom. Can fit cookie sheets in either fridge or freezer

8:46 Good concept, but for those of us who are altitude-challenged, two pull-downs in that cabinet would be more useful than the three pull-outs.

I love watching your videos, and I love your thought processes on the designs. I truly wish I could hire you to remodel my kitchen because it absolutely sucks as it is right now. Hopefully, I can take your ideas and use them to at least modify some of my kitchen.

My spices are in a lazy susan, which works great. I also have a draw with all spices beginning with "C" Loosens up the lazy susan space.

@13:07...the lights are nice and look very pleasant for atmosphere for gatherings. but me liking my own cooking...I'd want a refrigerant / heating coil under a section of marble for chocolate and fondant😋🤙🏼

Loving the pull out tray divider. I'm going to check this out

Sharing you on my FB. Really like watching u . Appreciate it man

The sink with the pull up faucet is similar to those in campers/tiny homes. Faucet tucks down and sink is covered to give more work space.

The thing I liked the “idea of” best for spices was something I saw that dropped down from the bottom of the upper cabinet, but not the cheap flimsy plastic ones. I’d love a thin “drawer” along the bottom of the wall cabinet that pulled out then lowered about 45°, something designed to look like the small spice drawers of kitchens 100’s of years ago.

I have side by side fridge as I have back issues and it minimizes bending over to pick something out of the freezer.

I have a freezer on the bottom with the extra drawer I love it. Makes it nice for you to get the things you need more often.

I need those spices that put themselves away.

Sorry I missed the livestream. Today was Day 1 of the kitchen/bath/bedroom reno! Kitchen demo, check. Speaking of checks, I also paid for the porcelain countertops today. (Which meant discount bin canned soup for dinner.)

I like those skinny top pull outs

Missed you last night by watching a hockey game that was worth missing. ugh! That top shelf pullout is interesting but if I had the $, I would go for pull down. What is the starting price, if you know off hand? I have 2 spice pull-outs on either side of my stove. Made it pretty with matching jars. Only about 3/4 full because there is a ton of space. Take care.

11:00 spice drawer angled storage 💖💕. I still use the two I got at IKEA. They are a heavy plastic, fit into my IKEA ATTITYD drawer units (18" wide). One in a drawer for spices and the other for vitamins.

Open shelving will never go away because poor people will always exist. I had a HORRIBLE kitchen and I decided to give it a facelift. I had next to no money. That meant painting cabinets and cobbling together an island out of a dresser. But I tore out a wall of badly dated cabinets and put in open shelves. As broke as we were, I had a very nice dish collection I'd been slowly putting together from thrift stores. It was beautiful. And as big of a pain in the butt as everyone talks about. Once a month the kids and I would have to take EVERYTHING off those shelves, run it all through the dishwasher, scrub the kitchen grease, dust and pet hair off of it all, then put it all back. It was a half day job for three people. NEVER. AGAIN. But for the money, I couldn't have done better. Open shelves are for young, broke people and they do the job.

I can't help but think of bugs crawling on my dishes with open shelving.

On the first one a slide versus stairs would make it a 10. Lol

We have a 150 year old farmhouse with the access to the basement outside. Since the basement is only 5’ tall with massive built in stone stairs (yeah, dirt floor) this basement access makes me giggle.

Freezer on bottom.

Those upper pull outs and basically pull outs in general take up way to much space for me. I have 1000 spice jars and stuff not 10 items.

Binge watching kitchen shows. Omg I need a life ;). I saw this idea of moving cabinets a couple other times on different shows. Tonight you have ROI topic. This is an example of a questionable or not, use of $$$ for ROI. One bathroom I remember putting a recirculating tub that kept the water warm (for as long as you needed) and an infinity edge to boot. Then the ROI question was I going to get paid off on the tub filler...one on the deck and the other feeding feom the ceiling. Kohler was the only one to make this head that kept the water in a stream. Point here... will I get paid for it when I sell.

open shelve is nothing but a dust catcher

Just found you a couple weeks ago, so happy I did. Getting ready to redo a 60 yr old original kitchen...yikes

Anyone have a good tip for where to buy drawer pulls? Would like nice ones that last but mid range price. Good value. Thank you!!

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I love open shelves. To look at. In someone else's kitchen.

Hello from louisville

Freezer on bottom

So the batwing cabinet is back…

Oh lord I need a narrow cabinet pull out for spices. Who knew. Not me

Replay crew! Do pre-orders for t-shirts! This way you won't get stuck with too much inventory :)

I think the pullout it cool but wasted space

@4:36...while the idea is super cool, it only has one track...so this will not live long

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I will send you a pic of an ugly kitchen. I have the uglest kitchen one could try to cook and still make a great meal.

Maybe you should try Googling "beautiful pictures of ugly kitchens"